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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Sherif Elazzouni, San Diego, CA (US);
Rajat Prakash, San Diego, CA (US);
Ozcan Ozturk, San Diego, CA (US);
Piyush Gupta, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Fatih Ulupinar, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provide various methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing communication paths, which may include at least one direct communication path between UEs, such as a sidelink communication path. Illustratively, an apparatus of the present disclosure may be a UE or component thereof that is configured to establish a direct wireless communication link and an indirect wireless communication link with another UE to carry data associated with one traffic stream. Further, the apparatus may be configured to communicate with the other UE over at least one of the direct communication link or the indirect communication link after the direct communication link and the indirect communication link are established with the other UE.